Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks revealed the 57.4% surge in ransomware attacks in the Philippines is partly due to the increase in aggressive attacks by threat actors. Harassment, the research unit […]
The ghost of Wannacry continues to haunt organizations and cybersecurity providers since it was discovered in May 2017. Fast forward to today, Kaspersky believes that with Ransomware 3.0, an attack similar in […]
Kaspersky experts observed significant signs and spikes in cyber warfare in the days and weeks pre-dating military conflict in Ukraine. The cybersecurity solutions company saw a massive wave of pseudo-ransomware and wiper […]
In its latest report on the current state of cybersecurity, technology giant Microsoft found attackers continue to use ransomware and phishing in their cyber attacks. The report shares unique insights on impending […]
The latest information from cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos shows the scale at which cybercrime-as-a-service is used to commit cybercrime. According to Sophos, criminal underground marketplaces like Genesis have long made it possible […]
Attacks on satellite technologies and mail servers, the rise of destructive attacks and leaks, drone hacking, and the next big cyber epidemic are some of cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky’s advanced persistent threats […]
According to security solutions company Sophos, the manufacturing sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors at over $2 million. The production sector, on the other hand, pays an average […]
By Aaron Bugal, Global Solutions Engineer, Sophos The pressure on IT teams across the Philippines is mounting. A rise in cybercrime combined with a lack of skilled cybersecurity personnel and changes in the […]
The latest report by cybersecurity solutions company Sophos found that 72% of state and local government organizations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted or 7% more than the cross-sector average. The […]
With hybrid work well established as the norm for today’s workforce and vast amounts of sensitive data now stored in SaaS apps, the risk of SaaS misconfiguration poses a serious security threat […]
Based on the recent Kaspersky Incident Response Analytics Report, more than half (53.6%) of cyberattacks in 2021 started with vulnerability exploitation. Other common initial attack methods included compromised accounts and malicious emails. […]
In the recent survey report from security firm Sophos, 77% of retail organizations were hit by ransomware globally in 2021, which is a whopping 75% increase from the previous year. This makes […]
Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has become the dominant business model followed by a wider range of criminals regardless of technical expertise. This is one of the key findings in Microsoft’s latest cyberthreat intelligence brief, […]
According to a new report from cybersecurity solutions firm Palo Alto Networks, the heavy use of software vulnerabilities matches the opportunistic behavior of threat actors who scour the internet for vulnerabilities and […]
Businesses in Southeast Asia (SEA) are well within the radar of cybercriminals with 3 in 5 (67%) confirming that they have been victims, according to the latest research by Kaspersky. Half of […]
With the many news reports highlighting the damage of cyberattacks against businesses and countries as a whole, Kaspersky’s latest study revealed the heightened awareness of business executives in Southeast Asia (SEA) about […]
No More Ransom, the initiative launched to help victims of ransomware decrypt their files, recently celebrated its 6th anniversary. Since the launch, it has grown from four partners to 188 and has […]
AV-TEST, the independent IT security institute, has recognized Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Kaspersky Small Office Security as standouts in its Advanced Threat Protection test for ransomware protection. The assessment found […]
New ransomware called BlackCat is attacking Philippine-based organizations, according to the latest report of cybersecurity solutions firm Palo Alto Networks. Targets are organizations in construction and engineering, retail, transportation, commercial services, insurance, […]
Ransomware attacks on education institutions increased from 44% in 2020 to 60% in 2021, according to the latest report “The State of Ransomware in Education 2022” by Sophos. The cybersecurity firm’s report […]
As data becomes the new currency and organizations, as well as individuals, become more dependent online, managing cyber risk will be one of the business leaders top agenda for the rest of […]
Anonymized data voluntarily provided by Kaspersky customers showed that 7 in 10 (68.95%) phishing attempts targeted finance-related transactions in the Philippines from February to April this year. This is the highest percentage […]
Cyber attackers have been staying way too long on a website or systems under attack, sometimes undetected. According to Sophos’ latest report “Active Adversary Playbook 2022,” there is a 36% increase in […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic still widespread in many countries in 2021, ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations also increased by 94%. This is one of the findings of Sophos’ report titled “The State […]
About 88% of organizations that fell victim to ransomware are willing to pay again should another attack happen. This is one of the findings of the new Kaspersky report, “How business executives […]
Ransomware groups are showing massive sophistication in terms of attacks and the way they operate. This is one of the significant findings highlighted in cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky’s report covering new ransomware […]
Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web “leak sites” where they pressured victims to pay up, according to research released by cybersecurity solutions firm Palo […]
Conti and Karma ransomware staged dual attacks and gained access to the network through an unpatched Microsoft Exchange Server of a healthcare provider. This is one of the findings of cybersecurity solutions […]
IBM FlashSystem Cyber Vault can detect and recover quickly from ransomware and other cyberattacks, according to the global technology firm. The new offering is designed to streamline all phases of cyberattack recovery […]
Organizations that had experienced a ransomware attack in the previous year, defined as multiple devices being impacted but not necessarily encrypted, reported considerably higher levels of awareness of the Zero-Trust approach. This […]
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